Cider fermentation over in days

[vtivtec170]

Ive only just started brewing and experimenting so please dont be too harsh when telling me im doing it wrong.

This is what i used:
12 litres apple pure, no added stuff apple juice,
2.6kg tin of sliced apples in syrup, liquidised,
1 litre cranberry juice,
4 litres water as was too appley,
5 tea spoon yeast nutrient, advised on youtube video
5 tea spoon wine yeast (was all i could get hold of),
1 tea spoon pectolase.

sg was 1.072 (=8% which is what i like)
fg went all the way to 0.995 which means it ended up at 10.8%
it was started in evening sunday 16th and the fg was taken 1pm thursday 20th

how come its finished fermenting so quick? :wha:

its pretty clear and the tiny sip i took tastes ok but not very alcoholy.

 

[espo]

hey there!

I had the same with my cider last year - I made 25L of juice, pitched a yeast and nutrient and it dropped from 1.060 to 1.005 in four days! I think it's a combination of lots of nutrients and possibly a warm environment- did you ferment indoors? You had some very happy yeast for a short while there!

They say slow fermentations are better but my cider tasted delicious anyway. I did put this year's lot outside to ferment a bit slower though!!

Ed :drink:

 

[vtivtec170]

hey there!

I had the same with my cider last year - I made 25L of juice, pitched a yeast and nutrient and it dropped from 1.060 to 1.005 in four days! I think it's a combination of lots of nutrients and possibly a warm environment- did you ferment indoors? You had some very happy yeast for a short while there!

They say slow fermentations are better but my cider tasted delicious anyway. I did put this year's lot outside to ferment a bit slower though!!

Ed :drink:

well its in a garage combined with the house but has a hot tub at constant temperature in there. the room is at about 21-24 degrees c constant.

its still pushing up the lid of the fermentation bucket slowly so may have a bit left to go.

 

[shocker]

cider made from water mixes does tend to ferment very fast , in my experience, at least.....no problem there if the yeast has done its work and the numbers are right !